Correct
靠天吃饭
/ kào tiān chī fàn /
Strokes
Collocation
1
靠天吃饭的农业
2
不能靠天吃饭
3
不需要靠天吃饭
4
不得不靠天吃饭
5
农业一向靠天吃饭
Definition
靠天吃饭
Literally means:
depend on Heaven for one's food
Actually means:
live at the mercy of the weather
靠, rely on; 天, natural conditions, especially the meteorological conditions. This phrase means living by the meteorological conditions (such as cold, heat, dry, humidity, wind, rain or snow).
靠,依靠。天,自然条件,尤其是气象状态指依靠自然条件,特别是气象状态(如冷、热、干、湿、风、雨、霜、雪等)生活。
Example
Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
Nóngyè
农业
yīxiàng
一向
kàotiānchīfàn
靠天吃饭
。
Tiān
天
bù
不
xiàyǔ
下雨
,
nóngzuòwù
农作物
huì
会
gàn
干
sǐ
死
;
yǔ
雨
xià
下
duō
多
le
了
,
nóngzuòwù
农作物
huì
会
bèi
被
yānsǐ
淹死
。
Kànlai
看来
,
kàotiānchīfàn
靠天吃饭
de
的
nóngyè
农业
shì
是
hěn
很
cuìruò
脆弱
de
的
。
Agriculture always eats by the sky. If it doesn't rain, the crops will dry out; It seems that agriculture, which depends on the sky for food, is very fragile.
2
Réngōngjiàngyǔ
人工降雨
de
的
chéngběn
成本
yuèláiyuè
越来越
dī
低
le
了
,
bùjiǔ
不久
de
的
jiānglái
将来
jiù
就
kěyǐ
可以
zài
在
kàotiānchīfàn
靠天吃饭
de
的
nóngcūn
农村
dàmiànjī
大面积
tuīguǎng
推广
。
The cost of artificial rainfall is getting lower and lower, and in the near future it will be widely promoted in rural areas that rely on the sky to eat.
3
Réngōng
人工
zào
造
xuě
雪
de
的
jìshù
技术
shǐ
使
huáxuěcháng
滑雪场
bù
不
xūyào
需要
kàotiānchīfàn
靠天吃饭
,
tāmen
它们
měitiān
每天
dōu
都
kěyǐ
可以
jiēdài
接待
qiánlái
前来
huáxuě
滑雪
de
的
yóukè
游客
。
Artificial snow-making technology allows ski resorts to eat from the sky, and they can accommodate skiers every day.